Min inflation rate in SADC (2013-2022)
-3.5%
Angola (2015)
Max inflation rate in SADC (2013-2022)
605.0%
Zimbabwe (2020)
Namibia Avg inflation (2013-2022)
5.2%
Min interest rate in SADC (2013-2022)
5.2%
Botswana (2021)
Max interest rate in SADC (2013-2022)
132.0%
Zimbabwe (2022)
Namibia Avg Interest Rate (2013-2022)
8.9%
This scatter shows the relationship between inflation and interest rates, with population indicated by the bubbles size
Use the dropdown arrow to select country of interest
Log scales are used due to large variation between minimum and maximum values in datasets
Namibia shows relatively stable inflation compared to regional peers.
Zimbabwe has the most extreme values in both inflation and interest rate, but not the biggest nor the smallest population.
a conclusion cannot be drawn from the plot to deduce whether the relation between infaltion & interest rate exists or not.
Theoretically, when inflation is high, central banks often raise interest rates to make borrowing more expensive to bring inflation down. And when inflation is low or economy is slowing, central banks often lower interest rates to boost economic activity and prevent deflation. 
the relationship can be complex due to different monetary policies and economies structure per country, and the impact may not be immediate but may be lagged due to different factors.
| country | country_code | year | inflation_rate | continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1961 | NaN | Asia |
| 212 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1962 | NaN | Asia |
| 423 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1963 | NaN | Asia |
| 634 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1964 | NaN | Asia |
| 845 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1965 | NaN | Asia |
| 1056 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1966 | NaN | Asia |
| 1267 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1967 | NaN | Asia |
| 1478 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1968 | NaN | Asia |
| 1689 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1969 | NaN | Asia |
| 1900 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1970 | NaN | Asia |
| country | country_code | year | interest_rate | continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1960 | NaN | Asia |
| 149 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1961 | NaN | Asia |
| 297 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1962 | NaN | Asia |
| 445 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1963 | NaN | Asia |
| 593 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1964 | NaN | Asia |
| 741 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1965 | NaN | Asia |
| 889 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1966 | NaN | Asia |
| 1037 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1967 | NaN | Asia |
| 1185 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1968 | NaN | Asia |
| 1333 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1969 | NaN | Asia |
| country | country_code | year | population | continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1800 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 197 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1801 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 394 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1802 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 591 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1803 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 788 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1804 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 985 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1805 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 1182 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1806 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 1379 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1807 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 1576 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1808 | 3.28M | Asia |
| 1773 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1809 | 3.28M | Asia |
| country | country_code | year | inflation_rate | continent | interest_rate | population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1961 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 9.21M |
| 1 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1962 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 9.4M |
| 2 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1963 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 9.6M |
| 3 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1964 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 9.81M |
| 4 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1965 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 10M |
| 5 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1966 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 10.3M |
| 6 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1967 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 10.5M |
| 7 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1968 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 10.8M |
| 8 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1969 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 11M |
| 9 | Afghanistan | AFG | 1970 | NaN | Asia | NaN | 11.3M |
| country | country_code | year | inflation_rate | continent | interest_rate | population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | Angola | AGO | 2013 | 2.84 | Africa | 15.80 | 26200000.0 |
| 245 | Angola | AGO | 2014 | 3.56 | Africa | 16.40 | 27200000.0 |
| 246 | Angola | AGO | 2015 | -3.52 | Africa | 16.90 | 28200000.0 |
| 247 | Angola | AGO | 2016 | 21.80 | Africa | 15.80 | 29200000.0 |
| 248 | Angola | AGO | 2017 | 22.60 | Africa | 15.80 | 30200000.0 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9273 | Zimbabwe | ZWE | 2018 | 3.55 | Africa | 7.13 | 15000000.0 |
| 9274 | Zimbabwe | ZWE | 2019 | 225.00 | Africa | 16.20 | 15300000.0 |
| 9275 | Zimbabwe | ZWE | 2020 | 605.00 | Africa | 33.00 | 15500000.0 |
| 9276 | Zimbabwe | ZWE | 2021 | 113.00 | Africa | 45.50 | 15800000.0 |
| 9277 | Zimbabwe | ZWE | 2022 | 267.00 | Africa | 132.00 | 16100000.0 |
160 rows × 7 columns
Interest rate is the borrowing cost of money from lenders.
Inflation Rate is the changing of goods/service prices in the economy.
Population is the number of people in a country being impacted on by the change in any of these macroeconomic factors, i.e. inflation and interest rates.